Christine Soutter Suau, is the founder and President of the WhyNotDevin Foundation to Ende DIPG, a non profit that raises money to provide financial and emotional support for families of children with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) brain tumors. Chirstine is also the founder of Meant to Bee ME, a motivational speaker, blogger and podgaster -SHE-nanigans with Christine & Jenn. She is a single mom to four boys. Devin, her youngest son, passed away in 2017 to DIPG, at the age of 6. He fought a courageous battle and made a huge impact on DIPG awareness. Christine faced her son’s challenges head on and created and instituted The WhyNotDevin Foundation in honor of Devin, and is a tireless steward of the cause for helping families manage the many costs-financial and otherwise-associated with DIPG brain tumor and treatments. She also advocates for DIPG awareness and worked with Govenors and Congress to have May 17 proclaimed as DIPG Awareness Day. Christine has also had the City of Boston and Framingham proclaim October 20 (the day Devin passed away). A day of kindness and friendship, in honor of Devin’s memory.

Christine's journey can be followed on her website www.meanttobeeme.com. Through motivational speaking events she spreads a message of hope, perseverance, and to inspire others to know that they can overcome the darkest time in their life and find happiness again. She speaks about Devin to keep his spirit alive, about her three sons Colin, Owen, and Brenden to highlight the truest meaning of resiliency, and about a mother's love. Christine's speaking engagements have included The National Brain Tumor Society Gala, The National Brain Tumor Society Walk, Northeastern Relay for Life, Syros Biotech, Metrowest Conference for Women, and Peloton Homecoming, to name a few. She has also been featured in Strong Magazine, interviewed by CNN, People magazine, and Candy O'Terry "The Story Behind Her Success" podcast. Christine has been the recipient of She's Local Goddess Year Award, Peloton's Comeback Story, and Beauty Revived 2018 Most Beautiful Moms.

Ways to Contact Christine Souter Suau:

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http://www.Meanttobeeme.com

http://www.Thewhynotdevinfoundation.org

http://www.She-nanigans.com

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http://www.instagram.com/meanttobeeme

http://www.instagram.com/why_not_devin

http://www.instagram.com/Shenaniganspodcast

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